Here are some of my favorite tips, tricks, and tools that have helped me keep up with my goals for maintaining happy healthy habits in 2021. As we approach a new year, there are often many feelings about “starting fresh” with our health. It’s a great time to reevaluate what we have been doing, and…
Enjoy the flavors of summer by making this Summer-Time Lemon & Zucchini Poppy Seed Bread. The bright lemon flavors go well with the summer squash you’ve been trying to use up! Here’s a fun twist on your normal baked quick bread – zucchini, lemon, and poppy seed! This recipe is lightly adapted from Joanna Gaines’…
Make this creamy Parmesan Onion Sauce that uses just six ingredients. Creamy, tasty, and perfect for your next pasta dish. Did you know that this Parmesan Onion Sauce only uses six ingredients? Also, these ingredients are easy to pronounce and I can bet that you already have most of the ingredients on hand. It’s important…
Make this Homemade Marinara Sauce with simple ingredients that you likely have on hand. Feel good about knowing exactly what is going in your sauce! Made with just five ingredients (plus salt and pepper, to taste), this Homemade Marinara Sauce is an easy addition to your recipe repertoire. Use it in place of store bought…
Wake up to a wonderful vegetarian breakfast bowl filled with veggies and tofu scramble! It’s a healthy and flavorful way to start your morning! Get your veggies in first thing in the morning with this Vegetarian Breakfast Bowl! Here are some reasons why this is a great breakfast: You’ve got filling protein from the tofu…
Tofu scramble for breakfast provides a vegan/vegetarian alternative to traditional scrambled eggs. This egg-less breakfast is easy to make and delicious to eat. Have you ever tried making a tofu scramble? It’s actually pretty easy, and can be ready in minutes! A cool aspect of this dish is that it doesn’t even taste like tofu….
This Calamari Piccata with gnocchi and mushrooms is a great way to impress guests. It also makes a great dish to serve for a date night at home! Our favorite local Italian restaurant serves Calamari Piccata and we get it every time we visit (or order takeout, at the moment). What better item to recreate…
This Springtime Pasta with Vodka Sauce is loaded with fresh veggies and has a secret ingredient to make it slightly lower in carbs. Roast some veggies, spiralize some zucchini, boil some noodles, and top it all off with some vodka sauce. You can use store-bought or homemade vodka sauce in this recipe. If you feel…
This Chocolate Chai Chia Pudding is an easy and healthy breakfast or snack. Make several at the start of the week to have them ready for taking from the fridge. Try saying Chocolate Chai Chia five times fast! This might be a tongue twister, but it is also a delicious breakfast or healthy midday snack….
My favorite version of Spanish Rice is ready in under an hour and tastes amazing. Use fresh veggies and tomato paste in this classic rice dish. I grew up eating only the rice at the Mexican Restaurant where I grew up, La Hacienda. It was only until later that I started eating more than just…